Alyssia Murphy was killed early Sunday in Trenton, police said. Read more Alejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer

by Vinny Vella Published Nov. 17, 2025, 4:45 p.m. ET

A woman who was found dead inside an abandoned car in Lower Makefield on Sunday had been killed hours earlier by her boyfriend in Trenton, police said Monday.

Lamont Truitt, of Trenton, has been charged with murder, attempted murder, carjacking, and related crimes in the shooting death of Alyssia Murphy, 32. He is also charged with shooting and wounding a friend of Murphy’s who had been sitting with her in a Toyota Camry, which police say he stole after the shooting.

Truitt, 36, remained in custody Monday, awaiting a detention hearing in Mercer County.

A passerby found Murphy’s body inside the abandoned Ca

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